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    Blue screen of DEATH

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by justbrake, Apr 23, 2009.

  1. justbrake

    justbrake Notebook Evangelist

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    I got the blue of death in VMware fusion with windows vista ultimate,I think "Defender" did it, every time I go to the vmware to start windows the blue screen shows up, anyway around this ? I can't do any safe modes or last good configs.
     
    justbrake, Apr 23, 2009
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    I had that happen. Try bootcamp if you haven't but it will probably BSOD too. Re-install windows is what I did. Good thing I only used it for gaming :D
     
    Seshan, Apr 23, 2009
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  3. justbrake

    justbrake Notebook Evangelist

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    I haven't did anything yet! I thought I'd throw it out there and see what everyone else does with this problem, I'll try reinstalling tomorrow, I've only had a couple of windows base software installed under vmware nothing really lost, windows defender this this!

    Thanks!



     
    justbrake, Apr 23, 2009
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    Snowm0bile Starcraftologist

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    blue screenz of defs blowd up my computer
     
    Snowm0bile, Apr 24, 2009
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    Try to reformat you hard disk and clean install windows again.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 24, 2009
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  6. justbrake

    justbrake Notebook Evangelist

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    I've been busy and have not done anything yet,but are you saying I have to format the whole HD ?



     
    justbrake, Apr 24, 2009
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    Post up the error code of the BSOD. 99% of the time, it's the result of poorly written drivers or virus, not the OS itself.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 25, 2009
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  8. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    What jack said. It may be possible to recover the situation.

    Remember that Boot Camp isn't proper Windows in effect - it is less stable than a comparable 'genuine' Windows laptop - and that VMWare can also trip up at times, and there are also attendant driver issues. At least in VMware/Parallels you can take a copy of the VM - which is what I do on a 'complete install', just in case. Virtualisation has been far more stable for me than BC, but it is possible for deal-killers to crop up.
     
    Vogelbung, Apr 25, 2009
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